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U.S.-Indonesia energy trade deals?
JAKARTA, March 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Indonesia could be a boost for energy trade.
Iran cuts gasoline subsidies
TEHRAN, March 18 (UPI) -- Tehran said it would enact temporary rationing to cut gasoline demand as the country faces potential sanctions and pressure on imports, officials said.
Nabucco makes economic sense, players say
BRUSSELS, March 16 (UPI) -- The Nabucco gas pipeline needs the support of Caspian suppliers in order for European customers to get the best value, a member of the...
New Date For Peak Oil Production
Energy: World crude may start to decline a decade earlier than previously predicted.
The attacks in Europe did not affect the stability of the market in the USA
Researchers at the University of Valencia (UV) and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) state that the terrorist attack which happened in New York on 11 September 2001 had an...
New system makes household communication networks more versatile
Researchers have developed a configuration which would improve household communication networks making them much more versatile, as a result of facilitating their functions and making them more flexible.
Web Site Rejects Chavez's Allegations
Venezuelan News Web Site Accuses Chavez Of Seeking To Crackdown On Cyber-critics
Thin Wallets, Thick Waistlines: New U.S.D.A. Effort Targets Link between Obesity and Food Stamps
NEW YORK CITY--The bustling food market on the corner of 165th Street and Grand Concourse in the Bronx almost has a casino feel, except that the chips are dull brown,...
Britain still doesn't get Lebanon | Matthew Cassel
The UK ambassador's latest foray shows just how little Britain understands the Lebanese people's relationship with HezbollahOne would think that the British government, considering its history in the Middle East of colonising and...
Facebook opening operations office in India
(AP) -- Social networking site Facebook is opening an operations office in India, its first in Asia, to help manage rapid growth in the number of users.
Iran funds gas sector
TEHRAN, March 15 (UPI) -- Iranian banks plan to sink more than $17 billion into developments in the natural gas industry during the next five years, energy executives said.
Libyan oil sector gets shaky
TRIPOLI, Libya, March 15 (UPI) -- Foreign oil companies are reluctant to extend Libyan ties as Tripoli uses its vast energy resources as a geopolitical tool, analysts said.
Pakistan scrambles to solve energy crisis
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 15 (UPI) -- Islamabad ordered its Finance Ministry to release emergency funds to the state energy sector to stave off an oil, gas and electricity crisis...
Lithuania calls for energy diversity
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 15 (UPI) -- Political will is needed to move forward with planned expansions to the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline, the Lithuanian envoy to Azerbaijan said.
After 5 years, free systems biology markup language has proven popular
A scientific paper that describes a file format used by scientists to represent models of biological processes has exceeded 500 citations in the ISI Web of Knowledge, an online academic...
Laptop revolution: New class design saves schools money, space
Universities around the country are struggling with shrinking budgets, even as they need to cater to the needs of an increasing number of students. New research from North Carolina State...
Survey: People Won't Pay for News Online
Journalism Project's Annual Assessment Shows Most Would Abandon Their Preferred News Sites if Fees Imposed
'World's most useful tree' provides low-cost water purification method for developing world
A low-cost water purification technique published in Current Protocols in Microbiology could help drastically reduce the incidence of waterborne disease in the developing world. The procedure, which uses seeds from...
Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam's IOUs
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) -- The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in...
Wolfram Alpha answer engine best of show at SXSW
A new Wolfram Alpha search engine that delivers factual answers to online queries instead of links to Web pages won top honors late Sunday at South By South West (SXSW).
Bee swarms follow 'pied pipers'
Bee colonies follow a small oligarchy of bees that "pipe" sounds to trigger an explosive swarm
Taiwan's AU Optronics to build three bln dlr China plant
AU Optronics, a leading Taiwanese flat screen manufacturer, said Monday it plans to spend three billion US dollars building a new plant in China as it looks to tap into...
News sites popular but few click on ads or will pay: report
The good news for traditional US news organizations? Their websites are popular. The bad news? Few news consumers click on ads and hardly any are prepared to pay for news...
Amazon reacts to new Colo tax, costing affiliates
(AP) -- Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product...
Opening esa-p for suppliers delayed
Due to unforeseen problems, the opening of esa-p for suppliers is further delayed. Additional information will be provided in the course of the week.
What Can Darwin teach us about morality? | The question
Is it merely a trick played on us by our genes, a meaningless by-product of evolution?One of the most tragic and interesting scientific stories of the late 20th century was that of...
Yoga Licensing Rebellion in New York on the Verge of Victory
Gov. David A. Paterson is expected to approve a bill that would exempt training programs for yoga teachers from state regulation.
City Tries to Shut M2 UltraLounge Over Smoking Ban
The first enforcement action of its kind is part of an offensive by the health department against nightclubs it says flouts the rules.